10:30 Newscast August 28, 2014

Officials in St. John the Baptist Parish are increasing the chlorine levels in their water system after test results confirmed the presence of a deadly brain-eating amoeba. State health officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says the Department of Health and Hospitals has issued an emergency order to perform a chlorine burn throughout the water system to kill the amoeba…

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The brain-eating amoeba has killed three people in Louisiana since 2011. In all three cases it was from tap water getting up the victims’ nose.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says tourism is encouraging for 2014 following last year’s record setting year. Over 27 million people visited the Bayou State last year, a nearly 4-percent increase from 2012. Dardenne says a promising sign for this year is the LouisianaTravel-dot-com website…

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Domestic and international visitors spent nearly $11-billion in the state last year.

The American Automobile Association says more people are traveling for the Labor Day holiday than since the recession. AAA spokesman Don Redman says 34.7 million people are expected to journey 50 miles or more this holiday weekend…

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He says nearly 86 percent of travelers will celebrate the holiday with a final summer road trip.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting will air a special tonight about the life of LSU’s Leonard Fournette. The special’s producer and director, Kenny Chenier says it’s obvious to most people what Fournette is capable of on the football field, but the Tiger running back is so much more – inside and out…

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“Road to Stardom: The Leonard Fournette Story” airs tonight at 7 on LPB.